Ingredient
Cold Pressed Organic Borage Oil
Borago officinalis
Benefits
Natural
Bursting with skin-soothing gamma-linoleic acid, borage oil calms and moisturises diligently.
Where do we get this oil?
Lush UK purchases this organic cold-pressed borage oil from a distributor who sources from the United Kingdom and China. The oil contains 20% gamma-linolenic acid (GLA).
With seven manufacturing sites across the globe, this information may vary depending on where your Lush products were made.
What are the benefits of the cold-pressing method?
Cold-pressing is the most natural method of obtaining oil from a plant’s fruits or seeds. No heat, solvents, or other techniques are applied to the raw materials except mechanical pressure. This yields a pure and unaltered oil, often aromatic and colourful.
What are the benefits of borage oil for the skin?
- Soothing
- Moisturising
Lady GLA-GLA
Borage (also spelt burrage) is a flowering plant, covered with fine white hairs, that grows star-shaped flowers of blue, purple or pink colour. A Mediterranean plant, it is a popular herbal remedy and a fairly common kitchen garden herb. Indeed, the whole plant is edible and its nectar is very appreciated by bees. The oil is pressed from the seeds and is the richest plant source of GLA, a compound believed to soothe skin’s inflammation.